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title: "Yuefa Meaning: 越发 (yuèfā) Means “all the more”"
description: "越发 (traditional 越發, yuèfā) means “all the more; increasingly”. Hear its tones, see what 越 and 发 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuefa"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 越发 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

越发 yuèfā

## all the more; increasingly

## Its characters

1. 越 yuè to cross
2. 发 fā to send

## In a sentence

天气越发冷了。 The weather is getting colder and colder.

关羽义气深重，想起当年曹操的种种恩义，又见曹军人人含泪，心中**越发**不忍，便拨回马头，对部下说：“四散摆开。

From [华容道 · The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-16#library-word-1059-1061)

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## More words with 越 or 发

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [超越 chāoyuè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoyue)
- [穿越 chuānyuè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanyue)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [发出 fāchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fachu)
- [发达 fādá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada)

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